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1876–2024
State House District 32·Virginia

Virginia 32nd State House District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 20 points.

One of Virginia's more reliably red House districts, settled in the Shenandoah corridor

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VA
Latest
R+20
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
106,055
2024 ACS

Virginia 32nd State House District, Virginia: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+20%. Democratic peak: D+54 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+20MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
106,0552024 5-year
Median household income
$88,7572024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
75.0%2024 5-year
Black
5.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
14.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+54 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+53 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−20.1%
21,48432,49154,880
R
−18.4%
20,76230,35552,164
R
−25.6%
14,97726,24443,926
R
−20.4%
15,53123,74740,229
R
−14.2%
15,92821,29737,771
R
−30.4%
11,24821,22832,816
R
−27.0%
9,20516,30126,303
R
−20.0%
7,94212,40622,365
R
−21.5%
6,83211,58522,067
R
−40.3%
5,34912,65618,143
R
−50.1%
4,26012,90217,240
R
−37.5%
4,43010,23815,494
R
−23.4%
5,1338,32013,615
R
−52.6%
2,7379,06012,021
R
−27.8%
2,6865,73410,963
D
+3.5%
4,6224,3068,938
R
−20.5%
2,6484,0216,698
R
−29.5%
2,1003,9226,182
R
−28.5%
2,1453,8576,009
R
−2.5%
1,9172,0294,523
D
+3.4%
1,9971,8663,875
D
+21.6%
2,4551,5814,045
D
+26.7%
2,2361,2903,543
D
+38.4%
2,4421,0733,568
R
−7.1%
1,7311,9953,727
D
+39.2%
1,9018182,760
D
+18.3%
1,8361,2603,139
D
+48.0%
1,4504971,984
D
+54.0%
1,2052901,693
D
+34.2%
1,1615571,768
D
+45.0%
1,1004061,542
D
+34.8%
2,0319753,037
D
+26.9%
2,0101,1423,230
D
+35.8%
2,2531,0443,377
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.9%
English
14.0%
Irish
12.7%
American
7.2%
Italian
5.5%
Polish
1.9%
French
1.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.3%
2.5%
75–84
3.1%
4.9%
65–74
5.5%
6.7%
55–64
6.6%
6.2%
45–54
6.0%
6.4%
35–44
6.4%
6.5%
25–34
6.2%
4.1%
18–24
3.9%
9.0%
5–17
8.0%
2.7%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$88,757
State House District 32 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 32$88,757
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.6%
Working age (18–64)9.6%
Seniors (65+)8.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.1%
speak English only
Spanish10.9%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
10.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.4%
Methodist
8.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
7.3%
Mainline Protestant
4.8%
Baptist
2.4%
Non-Christian
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+20.7, this district sits well outside Virginia's competitive middle. Its electorate leans rural and small-town, anchored by communities where Republican candidates have built consistent structural advantages.

The shift began with civil rights. 1968 marked the realignment in Virginia 32nd State House District, by a twenty-eight points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty-three points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twenty points.

The political shift has tracked, in Virginia 32nd State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 75% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $88,757, and a 11% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 32, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 32, Virginia voted Republican by 20.1 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 54,880 votes cast, 21,484 went Democratic and 32,491 went Republican.
What is State House District 32, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 32, Virginia as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 32, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 32, Virginia voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 32, Virginia?
State House District 32, Virginia has a population of 106,055 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 32, Virginia?
Median household income in State House District 32, Virginia is $88,757 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of State House District 32, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 32, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.